Sexiest job of the century? Two data scientists tell us why

Movies to Mahabharata, he’s analysed them allS Anand’s passion for computing drove his Chemical Engineering professors to distraction at IIT Madras, and when he moved on to IIM Bangalore, after a brief stint at IBM India, he was nicknamed “Stud” and alternatively, “Prof” — which as any alumnus will tell you — is one of the highest forms of praise that can be given to a batchmate. After graduating from IIM B, Anand moved on to jobs at the Boston Consulting Group and Infosys Consulting. In 2012, he was infected by the startup virus, and became chief data scientist at Gramener, which specializes in data visualization. Anand lives in Bangalore, where he uses text analytics to uncover the fact that it is Yudhishthira who is at the centre of Mahabaratha’s…